Melanie Battolla
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Melanie Battolla

Freelance PR consultant, writer and translatorLondon, United Kingdom
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Melanie Battolla
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Melanie Battolla

Freelance PR consultant, writer and translatorLondon, United Kingdom
About me
I am a PR consultant, writer and translator based in London, with over 6 years of agency experience and a background in culture and music journalism. I have helped develop and deliver several successful campaigns and events for national and international brands across sectors, and have been writing for a series of key English publications as well as working as an Italian translator. I am open to freelance consumer opportunities, as well looking to work with organisations and brands within the field of publishing, sustainability, culture, arts, music and charity.
Work history
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    Account ManagerInkling Communications
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    - Developing, managing, delivering and evaluating comms campaigns - PR planning and strategy - Ideas generation, including creating ideas presentations - Managing events and activations, including podcasts, media gifting, shoots, Q&As, etc. - Managing partners and influencer activity - Managing and motivating team - Writing press materials and array of docs - Selling in to press - Presenting - Client and media liaison - Running calls and meetings - Briefing third-parties, including photographers, designers, printers, etc. - Arranging additional promotional activities, including competitions, media partnerships, advertorials etc. Clients: Heathrow, Help Refugees (Choose Love stores), Guinness (Guinness Open Gate Brewery Taproom campaign; Guinness Open Gate Brewery x Partizan Brewing collaboration campaign), wagamama, Wrangler (Born Ready campaign), mothercare (Beautiful, Isn’t She TFL campaign), Ourtime, Eventbrite, Sky, Four Winters, We Built This City, Shaftesbury, Denby Pottery, Burleigh Pottery, The O2, Bluewater, Pollen + Grace
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    Freelance WriterVarious
    London, United KingdomPart Time
    Ransom Note / Clash Magazine / Line of Best Fit / The 405 / ArtRocker / God is in the TV / Zero Core - Writing across sectors and formats including music, art, culture and entertainment - Creating and managing content for multiple publications simultaneously - Liaising with media contacts and PRs - On the ground research of news and trends
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Skills
  • Writing
  • Research
  • Media Relations
  • Media Coverage
  • PR Campaigns
  • PR Strategy
  • Press Copywriting
  • Creative Ideas
  • Influencer Marketing
  • Partnerships
Education
    University for the Creative Arts logo
    University for the Creative Arts logo
    JournalismUniversity for the Creative Arts
     - Epsom, United Kingdom
    Bachelors / BA 2.1 - BA (Hons) Journalism